Starky Critique Of Kipling Life At Westward Ho
Captain Arthur St John, retired British Army officer, recalls Rudyard Kipling as a boy at Westward Ho and argues that Stalky and Co does not accurately portray school life. He criticizes Kipling’s India stories for sensationalism and notes English officers’ mixed reactions to his portrayals.
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Starky & Co
Westward Ho
Captain St. John
India
Rudyard Kapfing
Arthur St. John
Aries
England
Congress Stais
Ists
Kipling
St Surry
United Service School
Westward
Ilo
Devon
Westward Bo
Ocean
Stalky & Co
Jolasder
Punjab
English pheasants on Sussex estate face grim slaughter
Four thousand pheasants on a Sussex English estate enjoy life as a supplier’s stock in the hunting season. The firm raises birds for private estates with early breeding spoiled by bad weather. Prices range from zero to $1.50 each as demand grows, while managers note many buyers prefer to purchase rather than breed. Birds are hatched by hens and kept to sit on feeds, with wings bound when older to limit flight.
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Sussex
Flies Alps on Deathbed in Pathetic Final Hours
The Peruvian aviator George Chavez died from injuries after landing mishap over the Alps. In Pomodossola hospital he whispered of his fatal flight, crying for more snow and glaciers as another peak loomed and asking when it would end. The Peruvian debt has quadrupled since 1907 with a proposed budget deficit of 89 million dollars.
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George Chavez
Alps
Pomodossola
Italy
Peru
How the Youngsters Are Taxed by the Tariff
A New York World column by Charles Johnson Post lists how school items for Willie junior and Michelinda are taxed under tariffs. It details percentages on books pens erasers boxes combs and everyday School supplies with various tariff rates and small per item charges.
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Willie Juno
Seliaal
Little Willie Junior
Michelinda
Willie Junior
Mthelinda
Iter
Ite
Chenup
Willie
Charles Johnson Post
New York World
Struggle for Equality Critique of Institutions
A fragmentary excerpt quotes Wallace Irwin on equality and corruption within institutions. It references a custom house and misconduct by "bandits" in a metropolitan context, suggesting a broader critique of society and self-importance amid reform efforts.
Tariff Reform vs Lemons Sparks Consumer Tax Debate
A National Farmer on Stock Grower of St Louis argues against removing the lemon import duty. He claims tariffs protect farmers and government revenue while accusing the Tariff Reform league of seeking foreign competition and higher prices for consumers. The piece links tariff policy to broader protectionism and industry bias.
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St. Louis
Variff Reform Leucue
United States
Tariff Reform League
Americas
Teriff
Nis
Fis
Tariff Reform Committee
Reach for Top Health with Electric Bitters
Vigorous body and keen brain drive success health proves essential. Mlee the Nitters claims perfect action for stomach kidneys bowels blood and the whole system. Testimony from W M Sherman of Cushing Maine credits Electric Bitters after months of caffeine kidney trouble.
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Mlee
W. M. Sherman
Cushing
A. W. Shelley
Ancient American horse ancestor found in Wyoming dig
An exploration led by Professor Walter Granger of the American Museum of Natural History uncovered a tiny four toed equine skeleton in the Big Horn valley. The specimen, from the lower Eocene nearly a million years old, stood about one and a half feet tall and resembled a hippopotamus and a tapir more than a modern horse.
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Charce
Walter Granger
American Museum of Niuri Llistory
New York
Wyoming
Big Horn Valley
Eohippus
Milestone defeats shake reform opponents across states
The article chronicles a wave of defeats for the standpatters after a new tariff, citing February re election in Missouri's Sixth district, the Fourteenth Massachusetts swing from a 14 000 Republican lead to a Democratic plurality, and a Rochester loss erasing a 10 000 Republican edge. Vermont Maine and Wisconsin primaries show insurgent gains, signaling a broader revolt and a move to undo prior policies. It frames the uprising as a national demand for change led by awakened voters against discredited rulers.
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Missouri
Massachusetts
Rochester
Vermont
Maine
la Follette
Wisconsin
Mail bags neatly repaired by two US shops
Uncle Sam runs two mail bag shops in Chicago and Washington. Chicago handles lightly damaged bags while Washington processes thousands daily with 230 workers earning 30 to 75 dollars a month. Each day a hundred women mend about 2000 bags. Five floors store bags and house repair activities with 20,000 to 50,000 bags received daily.
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Uncle Sam
Chicago
Washington
Pauper Labor Preferred Tariff Debate and German Workers
The piece argues for tariffs to shield silk and domestic industry while alleging German laborers were imported under wage contracts in violation of laws. It cites the Newwork Journal of Commerce reporting twenty German workers at Paul Guenther’s silk plant in Dover arrested for possible deportation and working for half the American rate. The article questions the sincerity of protection rhetoric and warns voters of deceitful practices.
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Germany
Newwork Journal of Commerce
Paul Guenther
Dover
Glaciers Retreat Worldwide Highlighted By Science
Scientists note global glacier retreat across the Andes Greenland and the Alps. Mount Sarmiento and Jacobshaven show shore separation and four mile retreat since 1860. Snow lines rise in Scandinavia and the Rockies melt rapidly while some eastern Alps glaciers grow.
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Mount Sarmiento
South America
Darwin
Jacobshaven
Greenland
Spitzenbergen
Scandinavia
Rocky Mountains
Alps
Summons in Chehalis County Property Lien Case
N W Bush files suit in Superior Court of Washington Chehalis County against J T Thornton and unknowns over delinquent local improvement assessments on Lot 24 Block 7 Tacoma Addition South Aberdeen plus penalties interest and costs. Property owners receive summons to appear within sixty days to contest or defend the lien.
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Superior Court OF
Chehalis
State of Washington
Abberdeen
Tacoma
Aberdeen
New Life Pills Promised To Stop Appendi citis Dangers
An advertisement touts Dr. Kine's New Life Pills as a preventive cure for appendicitis and related ailments. It claims to gently stimulate the stomach liver and bowels to prevent clogging and relieve constipation headaches and biliousness. The ad appears at A W Shelley's.
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Dr. Kine
A.W. Shelley
Robbery Just the Same in Tariff Debate
The speaker notes that even minor tariff differences amount to little when comparing theft to a $1,000 robbery, arguing that adjusting rates does not justify crime or lessen the harm. The analogy underscores the plain injustice of robbery regardless of tariff tweaks.
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Payne
Dingley
Britain Cuts Live Cattle Imports as Beef Remains High
Great Britain reduced live cattle arrivals in 1909 by 54 000 from the United States and 9 000 from Canada compared with the prior year while importing a greatly increased quantity of chilled beef.
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Great Britain
United States
Canada
Lien Foreclosure Notice in Aberdeen Washington
The notice cites a first publication date of September 1 1910 and demands defense and payment of the due amount with costs. If unpaid a judgment will foreclose the lien of the certificate of delinquency taxes assessments penalties interest and costs on the described land. Pleadings may be served on Conway and Snider Attorneys in Aberdeen Washington last publication October 18 1910.
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Aberdeen
Washington
Summons in Divorce Case Naranen v Naranen Washington
The Superior Court of Chehalis County Washington issues a summons to Catherine Naranen to answer within 69 days after September 2 1910. The suit seeks to dissolve the marriage on grounds of abandonment and desertion. Attorney H J Hughes 3818 Finch Bldg Aberdeen Chehalis County Washington. Last publication November 3 1910.
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State of Washington
Chehalis
Matt Naranen
Catherine Naranen
Nis
Id Court
H. J. Hughes
Finch Bldg
Aberdeen
Chehalis County
Notice to Increase Aberdeen Printing Co Capital
Stockholders of the Aberdeen Printing Co meet at the main office in Aberdeen Washington at 10:00 am on November 15 1910 to vote on increasing capital stock from 5000 to 15000 dollars. Officers Jno J Carney president B L Beall vice president J E Hutchinson secretary sign. First publication September 19 1910. Last publication November 14 1910.
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Aberdeen Printing Company
Aberdeen Printing Co
Aberdeen
Washington
B. L. Beall
J. E. Hutchinson
Printing Plant Ad Highlights Aberdeen Aberdeen Printing Co
A compact print shop notice from Aberdeen Printing Co located at 404 Wishkah Street promotes its services. The ad emphasizes reliable printing with a local business tone and brief attribution.
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Aberdeen Printing Co
Ast Wishkah St
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Ble
Tercors
Chavez
Os Breall
Wallace Irwin
Metropolitan
Steel Trust
New England
Aldrich
Mitef Tien
Smail
Horse
Fox Terriza
Donahey
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ries Gee
Mo —Ag
Conway & Snider
Plaintiff
JNO
J. Carney
Humboldt Saloon
Fred Hewitt
Aberdsea
S. W. Johnston Transfer Co
Brain and
Brown
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